Mathewsiane. , N. O. Vaccinieze. 
TAB. CIX. 
MAcLEANIA FLORIBUNDA. 
Gen. Cuar. Calyx truncatus obsoletissime 5-dentatus, 5- 
alatus, inferne ovario adhzrens. Corolla cylindracea, limbo 
5-fido, Stamina decem basi corollz inserta, filamentis per 
totam longitudinem in urceolum connatis. Anthere basi affixe, _ 
dorso muticze, apice in tubum simplicem attenuate et rimula 
singula introrsum dehiscentes. Ovarium 5-loculare, multi- 
ovulatum. Sructus :—Bacca ?—Frutex habitu Thibaudiz vel 
Ceratostemmatis. + Flores numerose azillares secundi. Yolia 
subsecunda. Rami cortice deciduo. 
Macleania floribunda. 
Has. Jambrasbamba, in the Andes of Peru. Mathews (n. 
1442, 
A shrub, glabrous in every part, with rounded woody branches, 
from which the dark-coloured glossy bark is readily deciduous. 
The /eaves are an inch or more long, subsecund oyvato-acute, 
feather-nerved, coriaceous, beneath paler and obscurely dotted. 
Peduncles in fascicles from the axils of the leaves, but pointing 
all to one side, and for the most part opposite to the direction 
of the leaves, short, articulated below the calyx. Calyx truncated, 
with five excessively minute teeth, and furnished with five 
longitudinal wings; the lower half adnate with the five-celled 
many-ovuled ovary. Corolla an inch or more long, cylindrical, 
the limb five-toothed, the faux hairy. Filaments combined for 
their whole length into a membrane, at the margin of which the 
ten anthers are fixed; these are granulated, much shorter than 
the corolla, two-celled, tapering into a single tube, which opens 
interiorly by a single longitudinal cleft. Fruit § : 
I have named this beautiful Genus as a just compliment to 
John Maclean, Esq. of Lima, who has introduced many ex- 
cellent living plants to our collections, and by his generous and 
friendly assistance has mainly contributed to the success which 
has so eminently attended Mr. Mathews’ researches. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Calyx and pistil. jf 3. Stamen. t 
Portion of do. f. 5. Section of the Ovary FBO 
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